Police and 47th Ward Alderman Matt Martin reported that a former Chicago Police Department sergeant was gravely injured in a gunshot incident that occurred Monday morning in the North Center neighborhood. The 74-year-old retired officer was attacked shortly after he got out of his car, and two suspects allegedly started shooting, according to the Sun-Times. He was shot twice in the left arm and grazed in the neck close to the 2000 block of West Berteau Avenue.According to CBS News Chicago, based on police observations, the event may have been an attempted carjacking.
As the city struggled with the loss of another serviceman battling for their life, the shooting occurred at the same time as funeral ceremonies for Officer Enrique Martinez, another Chicago police officer who had recently been killed while performing their duties. This unceremoniously intersected tales of grief within the force. Before being taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in a critical condition, the injured former sergeant was attended to by officers promptly, according to police radio dispatches. “We hope he pulls through, but police were able to respond very quickly and establish a SWAT perimeter,” Ald. Martin told CBS News Chicago.
SWAT forces launched a thorough manhunt for the second suspect, while one suspect was captured close to the crime scene. The motivation of the criminals was not immediately revealed, leaving the community in suspense. Ald. Martin told the Sun-Times, “It’s absolutely horrific, whether it’s 9 a.m. [or] 9 p.m., whether it’s North Center or anywhere else in the city,” highlighting the public’s shock and anxiety at such violence during a normally calm time of day.
At a time when clear sidewalks should only be used as routes to work and school, the local business community mirrored the day’s turmoil with heightened police presence and early closures, while locals tried to comprehend the overwhelming fear that such an incident had forced their community into a state of ignorance and created a fog of dread. In a statement received by CBS News Chicago, Ald. Martins stated, “People are afraid it’s the worst thing that can happen to any community, especially at a time of day when people are out and about they want more information they want to know what happened.”
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